Let's break this down. We're going to add 1474 and 2204 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 4 in column 1 and get 8.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 0 in column 2 and get 7.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 2 in column 3 and get 6.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 2 in column 4 and get 3.

So, 1474 + 2204 = 3678.

